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  1. craigt3365 avatar

    RE: Narathiwat - safe to live and work?

    by craigt3365 06 May 2012

    Google "narathiwat violence". Unreal what pops up. This place, along with Pattani, Yala and Songkla are the major problems areas. I…

  2. windblowner avatar

    Re: Triple Bombing.. 10 dead, 100+ injured.. Yala, Southern Thailand

    by windblowner 01 April 2012

    There was also an incendiary device at a tourist hotel in Hat Yai: [YALA BOMB BLASTS, SONGKHLA HOTEL BLAZE INJURE HUNDREDS |http://www.b…

  3. dreamsignals86 avatar

    RE: Looking to teach in a popular tourist area, need suggestions...

    by dreamsignals86 08 March 2012

    There are 3000km of coastline, but there is not 3000km of coastline with a tourist scene. Some coastlines that are most popular excluding…

  4. bigal1 avatar

    RE: Nakhon Si Thammarat to Songkhla

    by bigal1 21 February 2012

    There are also 3 trains from Nakhon ST to hadyai and then mini van or local bus to Songkla. they leave around 06.00, 10.00 and 14.00 but…

  5. thaibeachlovers avatar

    RE: Volunterring to Help Flood Victims

    by thaibeachlovers 13 October 2011

    Here's another that came up on google http://www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-thailand.htm Dam construction to prevent flooding of villages…

  6. yuwi avatar

    Re: east coast of thailand to singapore

    by yuwi 15 September 2011

    Yes. Hat Yai is almost on the east coast. You can fly, train or bus from there to Singapore. Come down the coast from Surat Thani, NS…

  7. thaibeachlovers avatar

    RE: 61 day`s itinerary

    by thaibeachlovers 21 August 2011

    Why 1 day Hat Yai? Unless you're into the Malay sex scene, there's little there to make it worth while. Better going to Songkla or avoiding…

  8. limbo1 avatar

    RE: Thailand Floods

    by limbo1 03 June 2011

    #4 Krabi town may not have been affected but the province (Changwat) of Krabi had some serious mud slides and people died. Samui was…

  9. wonderingtsar2 avatar

    Re: Songkhla

    by wonderingtsar2 25 January 2011

    LP (13th Ed) lists the Green World Palace Hotel at 750-900B and sings its praises enthusiastically. Here is a list of Songkhla hotels…

  10. Baz_Faz avatar

    RE: Songkhla

    by Baz_Faz 08 January 2011

    About three months back I posted a query about safety in Songkla. TT posters who lived there denied there were any safety issues. …

  11. dudette94 avatar

    Re: Thailand - Latest Travel Safety Updates

    by dudette94 07 December 2010

    As of today, Dec. 7, there was another round of flooding & small landslides that hit the South. Affected areas are Nakhon Si Thammrat,…

  12. limbo1 avatar

    Re: Current coastal storms- how bad is it?

    by limbo1 08 November 2010

    Koh Lanta is just fine, am here now for almost two weeks, have a look at [my blog|http://samui-weather.blogspot.com/] with daily local…

  13. nyamukhunter avatar

    RE: Malaysia in a week

    by nyamukhunter 12 October 2010

    It is possible to ferry to Satun, Thailand from Langkawi and maybe stay a night in Hat Yai, or better still, Songkla - a beach town on…

  14. kodakjap19 avatar

    RE: Hat Yai to Ho chi Min by land from dec 21st to jan 16th too fast?

    by kodakjap19 28 September 2010

    Thanks everyone for the comments, i will traveling via land up the coast from sing to kl, peng and then my friend is flying into yat…

  15. callippo avatar

    RE: Kanchaniburi sights

    by callippo 18 September 2010

    not practical in a day trip there and back. Even the fastest mode of of transport between Kanch and Songkla, the minibus, takes two and…

  16. anachack avatar

    RE: Kanchaniburi sights

    by anachack 18 September 2010

    7# Have you done this yourself sbruny? I reckon at best by the time you have ridden to Erewan and walked up the mountain, then back down…

  17. dephanrang avatar

    Safety in Hatyai, Thailan

    by dephanrang 09 September 2010

    I have been most of places in Thailand but HatYai, Songkla. I want to visit there for a short visit, approximately 3-4 days there, but…

  18. anachack avatar

    RE: Christmas in Thailand

    by anachack 20 August 2010

    Tom Tom also do a map of thailand for the start series a new start is about 80-90GBP and the map 35 I agree with dom - pick somewhere…

  19. monkgonemad avatar

    RE: Songkhla

    by monkgonemad 19 August 2010

    Id say Songkla has zero problems. There was a bombing (1?) years back in the night market I think. Seems like they lump Songkla in w/…

  20. jesperrudolf avatar

    krabi to kota bahru

    by jesperrudolf 21 July 2010

    Hi We har planned to go from krabi to kota Bahru by a van B U T then we read the foreign ministry warning against travelling throu…

  21. tezza avatar

    RE: Where to go in southern thailand right now

    by tezza 16 July 2010

    Right now the southern Gulf islands are the go - they tend to have a different wet season to most places - normally Oct into Jan. Not…

  22. jesperrudolf avatar

    Where to go in southern thailand right now

    by jesperrudolf 15 July 2010

    Hi Which is the better place to go right now ? Is it the West ( Probably Koh Lanta or Phuket ) OR the east (maybe Songkla ) ? And is…

  23. bodlagz avatar

    RE: Songkhala near Hat Yai South Thailand

    by bodlagz 30 June 2010

    I have stayed in 2 hotels in Songkla, the Pavillion on Platha Road and the Bp Simila hotel. The Pavillion is well located for shopping…

  24. thaibeachlovers avatar

    RE: a place to stay in Hatyai

    by thaibeachlovers 28 June 2010

    Or you could take a local bus to Songkla and sleep on the beach for free.

  25. nyamukhunter avatar

    RE: Kuala Lumpur to Thailand on the cheap

    by nyamukhunter 01 January 2010

    I prefer taking the night buses that leave Puduraya around 9pm and arriving Hatyai around 8am (thai time). The ticket booths were on the…

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